Cultural influences on Facebook practices: A comparative study of college students in Namibia and the United States
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Highlights：
• Facebook usage influences and are influenced by cultural practices.
• In tightly-knit societies such as Namibia, we show that online behavior is more open and transparent.
• Users in the United States are changing their online behavior to include greater self-censorship.
• Employer activities on Facebook is driving user behavioral changes in the United States.
• Facebook is the preferred social media site in both the United States and Namibia.
摘要
•Facebook usage influences and are influenced by cultural practices.•In tightly-knit societies such as Namibia, we show that online behavior is more open and transparent.•Users in the United States are changing their online behavior to include greater self-censorship.•Employer activities on Facebook is driving user behavioral changes in the United States.•Facebook is the preferred social media site in both the United States and Namibia.
论文关键词：Facebook,Culture,United States and Namibia,Cross-cultural,Social networking sites
论文评审过程：Available online 21 March 2015.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.02.065
